Two Google stocks, Pandora lift techs

BenjaminPimentel

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Two classes of Google Inc. shares created after a 2-for-1 stock split began trading Thursday on an upbeat note, leading the tech sector higher with solid gains. Non-voting Class C shares
GOOG, -3.16%
trading under "GOOG" climbed 1.5% to $575.76, while Class A shares
GOOGL, -3.03%
trading under the new ticker "GOOGL" gained 1.6% to $577.41. The tech sector also got a boost from shares of Pandora Media
P, -5.45%
which were up 6% after the Internet radio company reported stronger listener gains in March. The Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP, -1.84%
was up 0.2% at 4,284. The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index
MSH, +2.04%
was down a fraction, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
SOX, -1.95%
was up 1%.

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